Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Oncology (404747)

About the Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Oncology at Samsung Medical Center Seoul

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Oncology at the Samsung Medical Center offers the full range of services in this medical field. The department specializes in the treatment of cancer of various organs with the help of ionizing radiation. An experienced medical team of the department applies the very latest and most effective methods of therapy, thanks to which it provides excellent treatment results even in especially severe clinical cases. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Lim Do Hoon.

The department offers the following treatment methods:

• Conventional radiation therapy
• Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
• Respiratory-gated radiation therapy 
• Stereotactic radiation therapy
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
• Proton therapy
• Other medical services

The department provides treatment of the following cancers:

• Breast cancer
• Cancer of the female reproductive organs
• Cancer of the male reproductive organs
• Bowel cancer
• Lung cancer
• Esophageal cancer
• Mediastinal cancer
• Head and neck malignancies
• Lymphoma
• Sarcoma
• Stomach cancer
• Liver cancer
• Pancreatobiliary cancer
• Pediatric cancers
• Blood cancer
• Skin cancer
• Malignant brain tumors
• Other pathologies